For most teams, Opening Day is finally here. Seemingly every Major League Baseball team opens its season with a bang, welcoming back the fans and players with elaborate pre-game ceremonies. (more…)
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Teams Mixing up Menus in 2016
If you said the biggest baseball development in Kansas City last season was the Royals winning the World Series … well, of course, you would be right. After all, the loyal fans inside Kauffman Stadium hadn’t tasted ultimate victory for 30 years. (more…)
Help! Uecker and crew trapped in Miller Park booth
It wasn’t quite an emergency, but it did make for an interesting tale after Bob Uecker, Joe Block, Jeff Levering and crew were trapped in the Milwaukee Brewers radio booth at Miller Park last night. (more…)
Promotions Watch: Bobbleheads and Gnomes Part I
Few giveaways make for better collectibles than bobbleheads and garden gnomes, both of which are popular promotions in Major League and Minor League Baseball. As the regular season approaches, Promotions Watch will highlight some of the most notable bobblehead and gnome giveaways in both circuits during the two-part series. This week will feature the majors, […]
Maryvale Baseball Park: Same as it ever was
At a time when Cactus League ballparks have been modernized and upgraded in recent years, Maryvale Baseball Park pretty much remains the same – which is a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your point of view. (more…)
The Week That Was: February 15, 2015
Hartford ballpark construction, MLB 2015 ballpark improvements, promotions news and scoreboard upgrades. The top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Brewers announce 2015 Miller Park upgrades
The Milwaukee Brewers announced 2015 Miller Park upgrades, including the addition of two new food stands and some upgraded concessions from Delaware North. (more…)
Personnel news in Milwaukee, Camden, Auburn, Green Bay
We have personnel news today from the Milwaukee Brewers, Camden Riversharks (independent; Atlantic League), Auburn Doubledays (short season A; NY-Penn League), and the Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). (more…)
Will state cut off Miller Park sales tax?
Some Wisconsin state lawmakers want to cut off the five-county sales tax paying down Miller Park debt — but aren’t suggesting a replacement for the revenue stream. (more…)
Milwaukee, Sky Sox formally announce affiliation
And with this we close the books on open Triple-A affiliations, as the Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) formally announced a two-year player development contract (PDC). The announcement was made by Brewers President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Doug Melvin and Sky Sox officials. “We are […]
Houston to Fresno, Milwaukee to Colorado Springs
We have the last affiliation changes at the Triple-A level, with the Houston Astros signing with Fresno Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Brewers going by default to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The two Pacific Coast League teams were the last two teams standing, as the San Francisco Giants — Fresno’s old parent — signed a […]
Brewers laying groundwork for new spring training home
More Milwaukee Brewers news: apparently the team is moving once again toward finding a new spring training home in the greater Phoenix area. Peoria officials confirm they’ve had very preliminary talks with the Brewers about a new complex in that western-Phoenix suburb. Peoria is already home to a two-team complex shared by the Seattle Mariners […]
Melvin not happy with Nashville Sounds
Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin isn’t happy with the way his team was treated by the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), who decided to seek a new affiliate as a new ballpark is opening next season. The Brewers, in Melvin’s mind, were pretty patient with the Sounds the last several years when Greer […]